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Recent Examples of footpad
Their talons also curve more sharply than those of other raptors, and their footpads are equipped with tiny spines that act like Velcro against fish scales.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Plus, adjustable footpads ensure its stability on uneven ground.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 10 June 2025
The wide footpads give the rider leverage for acceleration, stopping and turning.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Spiders, cockroaches, beetles, bats, tree frogs, and lizards all have varying-sized sticky footpads that use these same forces.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
The deck is 40 inches long and 10 inches wide at the footpads.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The cost of a Pint X with the larger footpads, folding handle and performance tire adds up to $1,480.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2024
Simply center the tool directly over the weed, press it firmly into the ground using the footpad, and then lean the handle towards the footpad.
—Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2024
Remove your foot and lean the tool toward the side with the footpad and the weed should pop right out.
—Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2024
Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Plus, adjustable footpads ensure its stability on uneven ground.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 10 June 2025
The wide footpads give the rider leverage for acceleration, stopping and turning.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Spiders, cockroaches, beetles, bats, tree frogs, and lizards all have varying-sized sticky footpads that use these same forces.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
The deck is 40 inches long and 10 inches wide at the footpads.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The cost of a Pint X with the larger footpads, folding handle and performance tire adds up to $1,480.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2024
Simply center the tool directly over the weed, press it firmly into the ground using the footpad, and then lean the handle towards the footpad.
—Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2024
Remove your foot and lean the tool toward the side with the footpad and the weed should pop right out.
—Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footpad
Noun
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The film, which celebrated its 70th anniversary last year, follows a group of seven samurai warriors who save a little village from annihilation at the hands of a group of bandits in 15th-century Japan.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
22 July 2025
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Riri joins their band of bandits — hacker Slug (Shea Couleé), pyrotechnic master Clown (Sonia Denis), enforcers Jeri (Zoe Terakes) and Roz (Shakira Barrera) aka the Blood Siblings.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
11 July 2025
Noun
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He is captured by Bedouin highwaymen, who plan to rob him.—
Steve Hindy,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Aug. 2015
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Shortly before midnight on May 23, 1798, highwaymen just north of Dublin intercepted and set on fire a mail coach headed to Belfast.—
Joseph Patrick Kelly,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
Noun
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But one of the charms of this adaptation of the Donald Westlake long-running book character (previously done in 1967's Point Blank and 1999's Payback) is the interplay between Statham's crafty thief and Lopez's in-over-her-head real estate agent/co-conspirator.—
Elliott Smith,
EW.com,
26 July 2025
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There are ways to protect your vehicle and deter potential thieves The proper steps to take if your vehicle is stolen Car thieves are always on the prowl and there are specific models that get stolen more than others.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
Noun
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According to the documents, investigators believe the security detail was stationed in the driveway in the front of Burrow's home when the burglars broke in through a rear bedroom window.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Searches for relatives of serial burglars, for example, are not allowed.—
Mitch Mitchell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Long romanticized by cinema (hello, Jack Sparrow), pirate imagery is sneaking into fashion shows, reinterpreted with with luxurious materials, high shafts, relaxed structure, and lots of buckles.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
27 July 2025
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The result was a very distinct split between those who figured out the game and stopped trading with the planet that produced the pirate spaceship, and those who did not.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Trash bags, disposable gloves and pinchers will be provided, but those offering to help are asked to wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, a mask, and if possible, waterproof gloves.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Ever since Jane-Ann shed her exoskeleton and got her pinchers sanded down, she has been considered by fashion designers to be a ten.—
Julie Klausner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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“Footpad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpad. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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